Set the scene, I think I'm in love now...
October 02, 2007
It was one year ago today...almost to the hour, considering it is 11:16p in the UK, that I was leaving my very first McFly show. I'm sure that doesn't seem too exciting to most, but for a girl who tried desperately to find ways to subscribe to British teeny bopper magazines, from America, through her adolescent life; seeing a real live British boy band in Scotland was quite a feat. I don't use the term "boy band" in any other way than with the greatest of respect. It all started with Alvin, Simon and Theodore and I'm still sitting here counting down to the next Backstreet album. Boy bands, you see, are my pride and joy in life. Without them, I don't think I'd be sitting here today. It is because of The Chipmunks that I loved the Monkees and because of the Monkees that I loved the New Kids on the Block and because of them that I loved the Backstreet Boys and then it just got a little crazy. There was No Authority and I'll definitely give Plus One credit for my ending up in Nashville. My walls were covered with Busted and Natural and O-Town and 98 Degrees. I loved them all! Even as an adult, this obsession has shaped my entire life and career. I met my business partner in a college dorm and we bonded over BSB. We now own a successful business and I attribute this site to none other than Ben Romans, arguably a member of a boy band.
Mozart was a pop star.
The Beatles were a boy band.
Today they come in many shapes and sizes. They are disguised. I'd like to call them out, but I'd rather respect my industry and keep its secrets. You don't even realize your favorite band is being marketed to you as a boy band. I find it fascinating. I have made a living out of it. All I know is that if it worked on you when you were 12, take a closer look at what you're buying now. It's probably not as different as you think.
This argument...speech...I'd say platform was the inspiration for this site.
After a long night at a pub in Nottingham England, The One Love was born. As of this Friday, the day you are most likely reading this, the idea will be one year old and the world can finally embrace it. It came from the idea of respect. Music is music, however you put it. Whether you like it or not, you can't condemn other people for engulfing themselves in it, the same way you engulf yourself in yours. In my opinion, its better than sex, drugs...but of course I can't argue Rock & Roll. Someone else likes cats and you like dogs. Yet, you respect them for their love of animals. Someone else cheers for another sports team, yet you can still bond over your love of the game. Someone else likes pop music and you like anything but. Why does the respect stop there? Blur the line. We're all here for the same reason. Won't you join us? Join us to bring respect to all music. Come together with people just like you. Then, take the time and energy you spend trying to differentiate yourself from them, and help them instead. Help us all in the music community...the fan...the artist...the producer...the songwriter...come together. The One Love.
